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Checklist for Order Diptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Flies)
and region Whiteside County (Northwestern Illinois, Illinois, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
232
1013
1366
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
232
1013
1366
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
214
962
1282
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
157
792
1067
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
29
72
87
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Whiteside County
29 Families width 87 Species
#CSTBPEFMARU
Culicidae Meigen, 1818Mosquito13SpeciesTaxom
Syrphidae Latreille, 1802Drone flies13SpeciesTaxom
Tachinidae Robineau-Des..., 1830Bristle Flies2SpeciesTaxom
Bombyliidae Latreille, 1802Bee Flies2SpeciesTaxom
Therevidae Newman, 1834Stiletto flies1SpeciesTaxom
Calliphoridae Brauer & Ber..., 1889Blow flies7SpeciesTaxom
Tabanidae Latreille, 1802Breeze flies9SpeciesTaxom
Clusiidae Schönherr, 1840Clusiid flies3SpeciesTaxom
Sphaeroceridae Macquart, 1835Dung flies2SpeciesTaxom
Psilidae Macquart, 1835Carrot flies0SpeciesTaxom
Empididae Latreille, 1809Balloon flies1SpeciesTaxom
Tephritidae (Newman, 1834)Fruit flies4SpeciesTaxom
Fanniidae Schnabl & Dz..., 1911Latrine flies1SpeciesTaxom
Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834Biting midge1SpeciesTaxom
Chloropidae Schoenherr, 1840Chloropid flies2SpeciesTaxom
Muscidae Latreille, 1802Face flies4SpeciesTaxom
Asilidae Latreille, 1802Assassin flies3SpeciesTaxom
Agromyzidae Fallen, 1823Leaf miner flies2SpeciesTaxom
Psychodidae Newman, 1834Drain flies2SpeciesTaxom
Phoridae Curtis, 1833Coffin Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Tipulidae (Latreille, 1802)Crane Flies7SpeciesTaxom
Chironomidae Erichson, 1842Chironomids1SpeciesTaxom
Stratiomyidae Latreille, 1802Soldier flies1SpeciesTaxom
Pipunculidae (Walker, 1834)Big headed flies0SpeciesTaxom
Rhagionidae Latreille, 1802Snipe flies1SpeciesTaxom
Ulidiidae Macquart, 1835Picture-winged Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Conopidae Latreille, 1802Thick-headed Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Anisopodidae Knab, 1912Window Midges1SpeciesTaxom
Sepsidae Walker, 1833Black scavenger flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Whiteside County
72 Genera with 87 Species
#ABCEFGHLMNOPRSTUV
Aedes Meigen, 1823Ochlerotatus4SpeciesTaxom
Allograpta Osten-sacken, 1823Stripetails1SpeciesTaxom
Anopheles Meigen, 1824Malaria Mosquitoes3SpeciesTaxom
Aplomya Robineau-Des..., 19271SpeciesTaxom
Bombylius Linnaeus, 1758Greater Bee Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Brachylinga Irwin & Lyne..., 20061SpeciesTaxom
Brachypalpus Macquart, 18491SpeciesTaxom
Calliphora Robineau-Des..., 1758Bluebottle2SpeciesTaxom
Chrysops Meigen, 1867Deer flies2SpeciesTaxom
Clusiodes Coquillett, 18642SpeciesTaxom
Coproica Rondani, 19601SpeciesTaxom
Coptera Say, 1836
0SpeciesTaxom
Cryptomeigenia Brauer & von..., 1891
0SpeciesTaxom
Culex Linnaeus, 1856Typical Mosquito4SpeciesTaxom
Cynomya Robineau-Des..., 18301SpeciesTaxom
Empis Linnaeus, 18681SpeciesTaxom
Epistrophe Walker, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Eristalis Latreille, 1758Rat-tailed maggots2SpeciesTaxom
Euaresta Loew, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Eupeodes Osten Sacken, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Fannia Robineau-Des..., 18921SpeciesTaxom
Forcipomyia Meigen, 19001SpeciesTaxom
Gaurax Loew, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Helina Robineau-Des..., 20051SpeciesTaxom
Helophilus Meigen, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Hippelates Lioy, 1940Eye flies1SpeciesTaxom
Holcocephala Jaennicke, 1823Gnat Ogres1SpeciesTaxom
Hybomitra Enderlein, 18382SpeciesTaxom
Liriomyza Mik, 18741SpeciesTaxom
Lomatia Meigen, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Lucilia Robineau-Des..., 1826Greenbottle Flies2SpeciesTaxom
Lutzomyia Franca, 1945Sand Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Megaphorus Bigot, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Megaselia Rondani, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Metalimnobia Matsumura, 18603SpeciesTaxom
Microdon Meigen, 18641SpeciesTaxom
Micropsectra Kieffer, 19191SpeciesTaxom
Musca Linnaeus, 17761SpeciesTaxom
Mydaea Robineau-Des..., 19201SpeciesTaxom
Neotephritis Hendel, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Nephrotoma Meigen, 1805Tiger Crane Flies2SpeciesTaxom
Ochlerotatus Lynch Arribá..., 1891
0SpeciesTaxom
Ocyptamus Macquart, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Odontomyia Meigen, 1803
Green Soldier Fly0SpeciesTaxom
Ophiomyia Braschnikov, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Paragus Latreille, 18221SpeciesTaxom
Pipunculus Latreille, 1802
0SpeciesTaxom
Platycheirus Le Peletier ..., 18231SpeciesTaxom
Pollenia Robineau-Des..., 1794Attic flies2SpeciesTaxom
Proctacanthus Macquart, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Psorophora Robineau-Des..., 1819Gang Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Pterogramma Spuler, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Rhagio Fabricius, 1840Down-looker1SpeciesTaxom
Rhamphomyia Meigen, 1822
0SpeciesTaxom
Sargus Fabricius, 18241SpeciesTaxom
Scaptia Walker, 19601SpeciesTaxom
Sobarocephala Czerny, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Sphiximorpha Rondani, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Stictocephala Stål, 1856Buffalo Treehopper1SpeciesTaxom
Stomoxys Geoffroy, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Strongylogaster Dahlbom, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Stylogaster Macquart, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Sylvicola Harris, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Symplecta Meigen, 18481SpeciesTaxom
Tabanus Linnaeus, 1806Common horse flies4SpeciesTaxom
Telmatoscopus Eaton, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Terellia Robineau-Des..., 19421SpeciesTaxom
Themira Robineau-Des..., 18261SpeciesTaxom
Tipula Linnaeus, 1830Cranefly1SpeciesTaxom
Uranotaenia Lynch Arribá..., 1868Heaven Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Urophora Robineau-Des..., 17581SpeciesTaxom
Volucella Geoffroy, 17581SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Whiteside County
87 Species
Aedes (Aedimorphus) vexans (Meigen, 1830)⇒ Aedimorphus vexans Meigen, 1830
Aedes (Ochrelotatus) dorsalis Meigen, 1830Brown saltmarsh mosquito
Aedes (Stegomyia) albopictus (Skuse, 1895)⇒ Stegomyia albopicta Skuse, 1894
Aedes triseriatus (Say, 1823)⇒ Ochlerotatus triseriatus Say, 1823
Allograpta (Allograpta) obliqua Say, 1823Common Oblique Syrphid
Anopheles (Anopheles) pseudopunctipennis Theobald, 1901Cottonwood
Anopheles (Anopheles) punctipennis Say, 1823Spotted wing mosquito
Anopheles (Anopheles) quadrimaculatus Say, 1824Common malaria mosquito
Aplomya lycaena Curran, 1927
Bombylius (Bombylius) major Linnaeus, 1758Bee fly
Brachylinga bicolor Webb, 2006
Brachypalpus (Brachypalpus) oarus Walker, 1849Eastern Catkin Fly
Calliphora (Calliphora) vicina Robineau-Des..., 1830Blow Fly
Calliphora (Calliphora) vomitoria Linnaeus, 1758Blue bottle fly
Chrysops aberrans Philip, 1941
Chrysops aestuans Wulp, 1867Coastal gilia
Clusiodes ater Melander & Argo, 1924
Clusiodes melanostomus Loew, 1864
Coproica urbana Richards, 1960
Culex (Culex) declarator Dyar & Knab, 1906
Culex (Culex) pipiens Linnaeus, 1758Common house mosquito
Culex (Culex) tarsalis Coquillett, 1896Common mosquito
Culex (Neoculex) territans Walker, 1856Engelmann's milkweed
Cynomya cadaverina Robineau-Des..., 1830Carolina vetch
Empis (Empis) simulium Nowicki, 1868
Epistrophe (Epistrophe) grossulariae Meigen, 1882Black-Horned Smoothtail
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) arbustorum Linnaeus, 1758European Drone Fly
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) tenax Linnaeus, 1758Common Drone Fly
Euaresta bella Loew, 1862Common Ragweed Fruit Fly
Eupeodes (Metasyrphus) americanus Wiedemann, 1830American Hover Fly
Fannia corvina Verrall, 1892
Forcipomyia cilipes Coquillett, 1900
Gaurax pallidipes Malloch, 1915Maui bur cucumber
Helina altica Wang, Xue & ..., 2005
Helophilus (Helophilus) latifrons (Loew, 1863)⇒ Helophilus hochstetteri Nowicki, 1875
Hippelates nabis Seguy, 1940
Holcocephala abdominalis Say, 1823
Hybomitra epistates Osten Sacken, 1878Horse fly
Hybomitra lasiophthalma Macquart, 1838Orange-sided Horse Fly
Liriomyza eupatorii Kaltenbach, 1874
Lomatia erynnis Loew, 1869
Lucilia sericata (Meigen, 1826)⇒ Lucilia cuprina Wiedemann, 1830
Lucilia silvarum Meigen, 1826Common toad fly
Lutzomyia anthophora Addis C. J., 1945
Megaphorus megachile Coquillett, 1893
Megaselia aristalis Malloch, 1914
Metalimnobia (Metalimnobia) cinctipes Say, 1823
Metalimnobia (Metalimnobia) immatura Osten Sacken, 1860
Metalimnobia (Metalimnobia) triocellata Osten Sacken, 1860
Microdon (Microdon) tristis Loew, 1864
Micropsectra polita Malloch, 1919
Musca (Eumusca) autumnalis De Geer, 1776Autumn fly
Mydaea brevipilosa Malloch, 1920
Neotephritis finalis Loew, 1862Sunflower Seed Maggot
Nephrotoma alterna Walker, 1848
Nephrotoma ferruginea Fabricius, 1805Ferruginous Tiger Crane Fly
Ocyptamus fascipennis (Wiedemann, 1830)⇒ Ocyptamus fuscipennis Say, 1823
Ophiomyia maura Meigen, 1838
Paragus (Pandasyopthalmus) haemorrhous Meigen, 1822Western bog yellowcress
Platycheirus (Platycheirus) quadratus Say, 1823Meadow Sedgesitter
Pollenia pediculata (Macquart, 1834)⇒ Polleniinae pediculata Macquart, 1834
Pollenia rudis Fabricius, 1794Awkward Clusterfly
Proctacanthus milbertii Macquart, 1838Melonleaf
Psorophora (Janthinosoma) ferox Humboldt, 1819Big woods mosquito
Pterogramma palliceps Johnson, 1915
Rhagio mystaceus Macquart, 1840Common snipe fly
Sargus decorus Say, 1824
Scaptia (Myioscaptia) calliphora (Mackerras, 1960)⇒ Myioscaptia calliphora Mackerras, 1960
Sobarocephala latifrons Loew, 1860
Sphiximorpha willistoni Kahl, 1897
Stictocephala taurina Fitch, 1856
Stomoxys calcitrans Linnaeus, 1758Barn fly
Strongylogaster tacita Norton, 1860
Stylogaster biannulata Say, 1823
Sylvicola (Anisopus) punctatus Fabricius, 1787
Symplecta (Symplecta) cana Walker, 1848
Tabanus atratus Fabricius, 1775Black horse fly
Tabanus quinquevittatus Wiedemann, 1821Greenhead
Tabanus similis Macquart, 1850Desert starvine
Tabanus trimaculatus Beauvois, 1806Silkyleaf cinquefoil
Telmatoscopus (Clogmia) albipunctata Williston, 1893
Terellia (Cerajocera) euura Hering, 1942
Themira nigricornis Meigen, 1826Sepsid fly
Tipula (Tipula) paludosa (Meigen, 1830)⇒ Dictenidia bimaculata Linnaeus, 1760
Uranotaenia sapphirina Osten Sacken, 1868
Urophora (Urophora) cardui (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Urophora stylata Fabricius, 1775
Volucella bombylans Linnaeus, 1758Bumble Bee Hover Fly

Subnodes of Diptera with occurrences in Whiteside County
SuborderBrachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
23
57
62
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderNematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
6
15
25
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Diptera at hbs.bishopmuseum.org
Diptera at sci-s03.bacs.uq.edu.au
Diptera at papua-insects.nl
Diptera at artfakta.se
Diptera at dyntaxa.se
Diptera at gbif.org
Diptera at irmng.org
Diptera at itis.gov
Diptera at marinespecies.org